Wow – wow – wow! What a service we had today, to celebrate the forthcoming Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Camilla Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey! As we shared this celebration together, I hope that all felt warmly welcomed to The Redeemer.
The Coronation on Saturday 6th May will have as its key themes – community, diversity, sustainability and youth. These are probably four of the most important words in the dictionary: community – the idea of togetherness, diversity - how we embrace differences, sustainability - how we look after our world, and youth - well that needs no explanation – just look around at all the smiling faces.

We hope that in our service led by our youth, we all felt a sense of common unity as we shared the diverse talents of our children.
Grateful thanks goes to all our VIPs – that is…
Our Very Important Persons: the Mayor of Blackburn, Deputy Lieutenant Charles Hadcock and Sir Jake Berry MP.
Our Very Important Parishioners and Governors - our extended family.
Our Very Important Parents and carers – the heartbeat of our school.
Our Very Important Professors – colleagues who helped create such a memorable celebration.
And last but not least…
Our Very Important Pupils - the Coronation Generation - who in our service created a moment of joyful history, with their drama, reading and singing.

Finally, I would like to end with the words of Maya Angelou, a civil rights activist, “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their colour.” We hope that The Redeemer continues to weave diverse threads in the creation of an ever-rich tapestry. King Charles as Head of the Church of England is led by the teaching of Our Lord – who came to serve and to save all.

We pray that King Charles III has a long and healthy reign serving all.

Have a wonderful Bank Holiday Weekend!!

Mr Power